SHEs Organized

Ds came downstairs earlier asking what happened to his chocolate that he had left out in the playroom, then called dh to ask about it. Turns out that a ddog, probably Moses, had eaten it, wrappers and all. Moses wasn't around when I fed ddogs this morning, and when I called him he came down back stairwell from the playroom. Phone call to vet - their handy-dandy chart suggests that considering his size, he's probably going to be fine. Needed to call vet anyway to schedule 3 months testing for dMacs.

I'm going to monitor him by taking a nap with him.

Twins' way of pruning forsythia also works with lilac bushes. We had some big old ones that we reinvigorated by pruning that way. Will be working in the yard some, so was surprised by the title for today.

DH and I tried a new food last night--frickles--fried pickles. They weren't bad, kind of grew on us as we kept eating them. DDIL2B loves pickles. Will be sure to get these when she visits.

Lucylee, I agree with the march on the Clairol factory! Haha...but in my case, it's probably time for a new color. Just trying to cover the gray, which is especially prominent in front. That dark red color made the gray look like highlights without changing the rest of my very dark hair color.

Hello to everyone!

What to prune today... hmmm... I'll have to think on that one.

My PODA includes the following activities, but no pruning...
[x] walk/exercise * 3 miles outdoors *
[/] change sheets * clean sheets are now in a pile on bed
[/] vacuum floors * all living area done except master bath/bedroom and utility/laundry room
[/] focus vacuuming in study/entry * did the entry, not the study
[x] CVS
[x] Walmart
[x] talked to daunt
[x] talked to dmom

Sending lots of good wishes Harriet's way... I hope she pops in and lets us know if anything is wrong.

Good morning all! I have answered and commented to all of you in my head, but that doesn't make for good conversation, does it? I am an introvert by nature, and much of the time I don't have anything to say that would be of interest to anyone else.

"People who never lived with pets in the house don't understand people who do." How true, how true. I just wish they would acknowledge that their way isn't the only/correct way. I'm referring to some people IRL, especially some in my family. I've had to overlook many comments and "looks", etc., & try not to harbor hurt feelings toward anyone. Of course, these people who have never lived with pets think they are acting in my best interest. In some cases there are things in their lifestyles that I think are ridiculous and unnecessary, but I try very hard not to act/be judgmental about it. Not that I always succeed.... Again, I want to stress that I am referring to people I know in real life. OK, off my soapbox, this just kind of struck a nerve with me. Thanks for letting me vent.

Forsythia is one of my favorite flowering shrubs, probably because they are usually the first to bloom in the spring. Those bright, yellow shrubs are a welcome sight after a long winter. When I moved into this house ten years ago, there were several over-grown forsythias next to the back door which had to be eliminated because of the condition of the cement patio and the fact that the ground sloped toward the house & had to be regraded & re-sloped. I'm still trying to determine where I can plant another one. I want it to be in a spot where it can grow naturally.

"People are just odd." I've found that the oddest people are the ones who aren't like me.

Kathryn, I really hope your finger heals quickly. I've had similar injuries & it isn't easy. You are brave to dismantle your bbq. I would never get it back together, but then I don't have a mechanical bone in my body!

Oh my, Twins'! Sure hope Moses will be ok.

Sadie, hope you have a good day at work. I can tell you are looking forward to your trip!

Emptynester, stay safe in the wind. I'm glad you had a pleasant trip across my state (Kansas). We are expecting wind today also with 90+ temps. Summer is here, I guess.

Dee, your fireman on your berm sounds really cute!

OKay, hope your day is going well. I love your LO stories. He must be a special little boy.

Elly, I haven't tried fried pickles, but have heard that they are good.

Time to call my dmother & see how her day is going.

Waving to lucylee!

Hope everything is ok with Harriet & family.

Pruning or adding to family tree records is on my day's plan in the mornings it seems to be productive. I'm trying to get some info. down that I have here collected from my aunts that were / are doing active research and getting family members alive on as some aunts have passed. I've always love history stories of covered wagon days. Kids are glad I'm doing this. It's exciting to see that sil said that some one could track his family back to the 1500's and he was interested in it as well!

Re: Pets glad I'm only doing that dog walking 2 days instead of ten.

On our list today:
H. thinks there is a mc ralley in town.
H. took a photo w/ his camera after giving me a really bad time about it! LOL!

Dgd has a volley ball tournament today in town.
Getting rebate forms.
Install phone card thanks for the info. got here found one for $10 at W-mart.
Now to learn how to plug it in and use that!
Looks sort of busy.

House work hum-m-m I've let that slide a bit!
Last night date w/ grand parents was super! They loved McDonald's play land and the movie I found Tom & Jerry video at the thrift shop yesterday.

I like to prune both my live and bushes and trees. It is a renewal.

It is a bright sunny day full of ozone in the air and hot temperatures. Jake and I will be mostly inside today.

Breezy here and not raining for the time being. Hoping it doesn't -at least for a couple hours or a little more. But then DDIL (DS-A) is rather hoping for rain later today. 3 dgks have their second dance recital in 15 minutes. When we went last Friday it lasted 3 hours plus. 2 of the dgks race their mini-stocks around 6 at least 30 miles from the school. If it rains, that will take a LOT of pressure off ddil.

I've been 'pruning' lots of containers and consolidating or putting things where they should be (like with like) and/or trashing quite a bit. Really I'm looking for our car insurance bill. Really has me mystified because that and the RV insurance bill both came at same time and I put them together to tend to later this month. The insurance cards for our vehicle are there but no bill. I have looked and looked. Of course it's not a 'biggee'. They will send me another statement and I can pay the bill over the phone. It's just bugging me trying to figure out how it escaped! I keep all those kinds of things together. I'm sort of wondering if dh picked them up out of the holder with something else and they 'walked'. Everything else similar to that is right here.

In the pruning process I realized that I ended up 'decluttering' and reorganizing one cupboard under the TV counter at one end of our living room. That feels good. Done about all the bending and stretching I can do for now though.

YES to Fried Pickles!!! Love em'! I don't eat them often......reserving them as a treat 1-2 times a year because they aren't exactly health food ....but they are OH soooo GOOD! I am a "fried pickle snob" and only want them at a couple of local places that know how to make them right (good batter and not greasy). My mouth is watering as I think about them.

I harvested my first ever cauliflower this morning. I used it to make one of our favorite LC recipes - a faux Mexican rice dish. YUMMY!

Spent some time with DMom/DDad this morning. Treasuring the moments spent with them.

YEAH!!! Ellyphant AND Kally are posting.

Thinking about Harriet.

Yep, fried pickles! DD & DSIL introduced them to us about 3 years ago. As you said, Okay, there are certain restaurants I prefer to get them. We did have one batch earlier this year that were extremely greasy and as we whittled down the basket found tons of oil/grease floating in the bottom. DH brought it to the waitresses' attention. We've always had good ones there in the past. But now we always check.

Dee--Your reference to steel cut oatmeal reminded me that I still have never made any. Need to put that on the grocery list.

Kally--Introvert here, too! We're not alone...read a great book about the "condition" ...it's over in the book thread. Turns out one-third of us are introverted and we tend to have good social skills when necessary...that comes from all the "observing" that we tend to do...haha! I never spoke out of turn in school. Teachers loved me. Then when I got married, had to learn to speak up for myself as mother-in-law was a bit of a bully and DH was no help as he was scared of her! She loves me now that I'm old and she is ancient! Have learned a lot from her, though--mostly, what not to do!

Just threw 5 pounds of chicken thighs in crock pot. That should be good for several meals around here. Will make rice and veggie to go with them tonight, then will figure out something with the rest of it later.